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“Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them; but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.”
― Counsels and Maxims
― Counsels and Maxims
“What disturbs and depresses young people is the hunt for happiness on the firm assumption that it must be met with in life. From this arises constantly deluded hope and so also dissatisfaction. Deceptive images of a vague happiness hover before us in our dreams, and we search in vain for their original. Much would have been gained if, through timely advice and instruction, young people could have had eradicated from their minds the erroneous notion that the world has a great deal to offer them.”
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“The beauty of our system is that it isolates everybody. Each person is sitting alone in front of the tube, you know. It's very hard to have ideas or thoughts under those circumstances. You can't fight the world alone.”
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Juan’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Juan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
557 books
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167 friends
515 books
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82 friends
183 books
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37 friends
1,069 books
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151 friends
201 books
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94 friends
4 books
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121 friends
0 books
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85 friends
18 books
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165 friends
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